The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 1877.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 19, 22 January 1877, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 1877.

/•' A* jFATALraccidenfr occurred -in the Maitai. this afternoon, which resulted in" the death ' iby drowriihgbf Mr Eastwood, who^weluhderv stand, was- an artist on a .visit here, from •Auckland. As ttie accident happened bhly- • just before we went to press we have been utiable'.to.:ascertain, any; particulars -beyond;the fact that he was .bathing, and got out of • his depth, and, being unable to swim, was . drowned. ' ' Some boys who : -were- r near ? saw i that -something was wrong.jbut, not-being , •able to swim, could not render auy. assist-- . Varice. The body, was brought down 1 to thej Prince ' Albert Hotel, where an inquest.. will be held.' " ,-.-••;.. *-*_.•••-• •yL_W£' regret' to learn that a fatal acciderit- • ; occurred in the Buller river at ! its junction • ' with the Lyell this moraing, when two men ... iiiimed I'ensini and John Rodden lost their liyes-' by.the upsetting of a canoe.:- -, Ther former' was an ; old settler: :at ithe Lye11,... ..where- he had some very valuable^ properties, : , his dwelling house'and garden being the most* I picture, que-, homestead :in the .district., •M-pillVn was a contractor for felling th£ bush ;' bii ih^telegi'-iph line between- Reefton .and • VVestuortr "' '-i "-'ivt-'ii •.-'.*'jr-n, '••'. : The -Harmonic Society purpose, igiyiiigiii -.their -quarterly concert, consisting, of .iVisThe ? Messiah;" 'at -the ProviuciaU-Hall! to T morrowri uightY'^ The rehearsal will take*.piace;.thJßie v emhgj'-If or Solos afc i seven,; •■ and choruses* at q i "ejght'-o'ialock. *•• Tickefs*_nayliljfe.';obtaihed 7 JAtr the Provincial-Hall thisi"evei_ing^:andl.td-;; morrow afternoon between half-past four -lind half-past^MX.- . . ._.,. ..... . t __ ;An attemptfisMeingrf-mad^'J4Ji^ii|ge for whfilshquld tje^a yery pleasant excursion trip J by the steamer Lytteiton tb-theahtfnforiy * ni-ine ._& Endeavor ■ Inlqfc; -The ;be__ut_j_ul scjenery, and .the excellent fishing io^W'objsined should be* the meaiis of inducing a ' large niuipertotake'i part inXhetripi : Those -who intend going ajre requested to communi-c4te-withMr-^ Hounsell J}£jfoi:e r tQ-Tmorrow evening... " " J ' ! ' c ' j A MEEXif.O o£,the r^qmmjttee7,will ~ hk held- at- the- Custora JadasSYfS^Flibis evening at half-past seven. The prizes will be paid at eight o?(Ciocj£. A Hf-Sy^j rjThe paucity -of telegraphic?- n^w^jp^gjor columns to-day is, to he for by ttie" pijice at Wellington, whence thfe P_.ess Agency d^spa^bg its 'telegrams;' - tieing clo&edroh'ac-- i count, .qf- this ! 'be}ng : the anniversary." -day;- of • the Wellington settlement/* >*■< •'•>'• ;...■;••.•::•;■_.. The Waimea County Council js^-jpeefc-in. the Grand Jury Room to-morfti w fiWiTiagit.: il o'dlbck; r but 'it is I not likely, to remai,n> ij^ session long, as at present,! there is scarcely auyj_hing to de.; .; ,T here seems to be a general, if • not unan^qjpq^ wish, tliat the whoie of the Aict should nbt he b r rou.g)}t f ' : intb ■'• j_6rtee/ias the . ,Road Boards are doing • itlje. jyfrple of the J ' necessary work to the satisfaction c£ the - ratepayers. Yi^etbep an^ .decision -jwill ije airijed f :afc ( dt^rjng famof r^V'sYsi^ting.. wjp . do not know, but should tljink-tlj^t faost^prd- . b_tbly it will as there |s pothipgito tys gaibiS-fi by delay,.and it will always b.e open for tjie Council ■#> reverse its decisibaQshoßld-] tjje'y think fit to do so. j Edwin Hardy Barker . was; brought : before! the ' Resident Magistrate this morning, charge^ • with steiitip^ 30s worth i of paint brush#s, ; the property of Messjr? Greig and Burton, and sentenced to six rhonthe injprjspniuent. : The -Fritzi Karl Company purpose remain-!..; ing in Nelson a few days longer and will give three more entertainments at the Masonic Hall, &«• which new programmes are advertised in addition to Herr Schott's beautiful performances on various instruments. The senior civil service examinations have j ijst taken) place «. throughput J jpe \ colony when $ J^rge number bf candidates presented thenisel-'ss, and altogether nineteen were successful in pasl-iijj, .Nelson [sepfrjup*, * ouly two, G. H. Bul lard, and F, .&. Thompson^ but these, we are pleased to' learn, occupy th^ proud position of first and second^ respectively on the list, thud proving theui-£ selves superior to all fclje othec candidates, from every part of;.New--Zral^<^, ) .The, I two.' : wppe equal in English," Latin, arithmet^j. and geometry, but Bullard wasrather : better than Thompao.n in plane trigonometry, geogrrtphgy, a,nd q.\gppfa. -. .This, is .another, addition to; , the many laurels Already gained hy the UeJson College,' at which' ihs^it^ion " : the.ae two hPXSf >yere educated, both having" ( gained admission to ; ifc through' the * medium' of the scholarships offered by the Provincial-^ Governraeot, Thompson is 'also the holder of New Zealand Ujiivtysity Scholarship. i-ii | A 1 crickkt matbh wag j.i-.J'£d pn Thursday!ast;.in.Mr S. Baigent'a padqgck,, W.akegeld, > between the Spring Grove Colts and the Central \Vakefie[d Cricket Clubs, which re#ti.l£ed m ft yictory for the flatter by 22 runs, i

the scows being— Central Wakefield, first *™nrogOT,^j_^nd,Sk totafeioi^ Spring # ro y°i^W* tet " i -ii-^^ l° ta, > Til 4%& efcß *£*t waflverylwelll^ played mtji he*_xty god^fc W lU > Jlgfwi^|tandi_i^ the ffl stse of thtj n S^^^e.**^ #fc thafcielfe •dhriSlPie^ mi^nVit -pis&^tas^F s,the players to keep their heads above their .heels, the latter at times getting uppermost in the air.— Communicated. The case of Toxward, an architect, versm Hastwell, a coach proprietor, in which the l 9*!f cl^irared^oOO damages on account *9f. .-?!!i le S 'f ay %|beeiiXbroken in a-c&ch . accident, terminate!! at Wellington <k Fri-* day night, after a four days' trial, in a ver4^i2i^Jj|endant on all the issues, the jury heing of qnSloh -^nT-mo* negßgencr o- unskilf ulness were shown by the driver. The plaintiff ia thus saddled with all the costs, which are said to he exceptionally -£_3a*3K.^.T_. r, : ..-.;.:,.,;,-....-.:- . .-, . ._^.:-..--.r-::...;...^__-._„,,-..r...,. Fohtt-sevbn entries were received on Friday nigfetforthe v«sioos events in the regatta tqjtybnfifot Wellington to-day. *-"**•/ The Kegistras-Geneiafl's report on khel vital statistics -aCNew £ci.and for the mo_sii of Decemh^yiaAlifien pußllshed. The following waa the proportion ;ot deaths to the 1000 of population %_,tfe texen bSsoffghs mentioned:—Wellington, 2M*t HofcdtikaL _.&§• D__nedin,g.l9 ; GfaristcfiuKpi, l.S(k_^k_-u_c_? 1.49; Nelson, M 7; Thamtinfej 13BF violent gsjths&for the month werfe eight m number, including I'homicieta iSjraicide, and six agpldenfeii. £$ , f ] The vacuus -DiiyHegKjMn conSwctran with the forth<g}Mng J Ti&£ Meeting 4t. WellingSsig _■ were soldtstt. auction oil' Saturday for £282.; ? % thfe grealar part .:«jtkMch tiBF forboui..«s;„,>The'i?ightPsen fearfs and betting boo_^ i tiß>ugEt. ; iS4&-** i^ If toumß-5 A^BiqsiKfei ob eadßßsaioKAt, man, you need tokeepfylittr mliiiaf faculties in first-rate;, working oitikc. This is the tkgs&? ei&#uall^ Jon^by keeping tl^eE?es calman«rthe'^Bg63t_i)i_..fanimpaired. hYThe ext_W& e^U? £ i^y^ aathtfrs, clfergymen, «nbT pKysieiatfslias ahbwn r tMtt whkt> $£9 nerves and braih'ajre overstrained by inteaaa mental e^tion^'o^th^^nMßiii weasiSiS^by too ccmatantlx maintaining ji sitting-goature, thernwsiVeei^n mg^ns of countgract&g t^ese emepa -»•*' Ud6x<_.ho rWoLskk„,i^ißmm?*